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childhood
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9 LETTERS9 POINTS[ˈtʃaɪldhʊd]
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When childhood helps
Base Score
9
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
C D H I L O
Two-Letter Start
CH
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
OD
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- 9 letters
- 6 unique letters
- CH start
- OD ending
- repeated letters
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- childhood is worth 9 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, d, h, i, l, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (D x2, H x2, O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The OD ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CH start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˈtʃaɪldhʊd][ˈtʃaɪldhʊd]
noun
The state of being a child.
noun
The time during which one is a child, from between infancy and puberty.
noun
(by extension) The early stages of development of something.